Generalization of technological progressions

Why color? One word: magazines. Another: Sales. Another: Marketing.

Color is easy to sell. Color is easier to market. Color grabs attention. Magazines will want color for pretty pictures and advertisements. Magazines in a ebook reader will be hot.

i'd love to have an ultralight laptop with an e-ink screen. something like my thinkpad x60, which is a few years old now, but with a current processor, 4GB memory, and a screen i can work on outside.

i don't give a damn about games - i just want to be able to write and test code wherever i am.